Pengertian Resulting Copula
Resulting copula adalah verb (kata kerja) yang merefleksikan perubahan kondisi (state of being).
Verb yang dapat berfungsi sebagai resulting copula antara lain:
- become
- come
- go
- get
- grow
- run
- turn
Contoh Kalimat Resulting Copula
Keterangan:
- resulting copula = bold
- predicative adjective = italic
| No | Contoh Kalimat Resulting Copula |
|---|---|
| 1 | Let’s go home. It’s becoming dark. (Mari kita pulang ke rumah. Mulai gelap.) |
| 2 | Our dream has finally come true. (Impian kita akhirnya menjadi kenyataan.) |
| 3 | We tend to lose friends as we get older. (Kita cenderung kehilangan teman-teman ketika menjadi lebih tua.) |
| 4 | My knife’s edge has gone dull. (Mata pisau saya menjadi tumpul.) |
| 5 | His hair grew neat. (Rambutnya tumbuh rapi.) |
| 6 | The teacher lets his students’ imagination run wild. (Guru tersebut membiarkan imajinasi siswa-siswanya berjalan liar.) |
| 7 | I’ve noticed that her lips and finger nails turned blue in cold weather. (Saya telah menyadari bahwa bibir dan kukunya menjadi biru di cuaca dingin.) |
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References:
- Linking Verbs. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verbs.htm#linking. Accessed on October 29, 2015.
- The Grammar Logs # 443. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/grammarlogs3/grammarlogs443.htm. Accessed on October 28, 2015.
- William E. Rutherford. (2014). Second Language Grammar: Learning and Teaching. New York: Routledge.
- Be. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be. Accessed on October 29, 2015.
- Copula. http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/copulaterm.htm. Accessed on October 29, 2015.